Dustin Shultz, MFT

02/09/2026

When Conflict Is Really About SafetyDustin Shultz

Recurring conflict in relationships is often about emotional safety, not the argument itself. Learn how attachment patterns shape disconnection and repair.

02/03/2026

How We Learn to Reach: The Quiet Ways We Ask for ClosenessDustin Shultz

A reflective look at how we learn to reach for closeness in relationships, shaped by past connection, silence, and emotional presence.

01/27/2026

Who You Become in the Presence of AnotherDustin Shultz

A reflective blog on how relationships shape who we become. Exploring attachment, emotional presence, and the quiet ways connection forms the self over time.

01/21/2026

Letting What You Notice Change How You StayDustin Shultz

How awareness can gently shape the way you stay present with yourself and others, shifting connection, conversation, and emotional presence without forcing change.

01/12/2026

Noticing Without Turning on YourselfDustin Shultz

What if noticing your thoughts, emotions, or reactions didn’t automatically turn into self-criticism? This reflection explores how to observe your inner experience with curiosity and compassion instead of judgment.

01/06/2026

What If Reflection Isn’t About Fixing?Dustin Shultz

January has a way of arriving with expectations. Even when we don’t consciously buy into resolutions or goal-setting, there’s often a quiet pressure in the background, a sense that now is the time to evaluate, adjust, decide. To figure out what went wrong last year and how to do better in the ne...

01/01/2026

New beginnings don’t have to be drastic.
Sometimes they look like standing still long enough
to notice that the light has changed.

This is how real change often starts.

12/31/2025

Your nervous system doesn’t heal through pressure.
It heals through safety, pacing, and choice.

Morning reminds us…
there is time.

12/31/2025

Why This Song Still Hits: A Therapist’s ReflectionDustin Shultz

Every December, certain songs resurface because they name something real. A therapist reflects on weariness, hope, grief, and what it means to end a long year with honesty rather than polish.